🌋 The Highlight Reel
Swipe through what a week in Iceland actually looks like.
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Twice The Ice
Iceland West + North Expedition
The rawest trip we run. We rent the vans, and our leaders drive, hike, cook and party with you the whole way. Hard days, huge rewards, and nature about as close as it gets.
The Glymur hikeDay two, boots on. We hike up the canyon to Glymur, one of the tallest waterfalls in Iceland, and sit right on the cliff edge with the whole gorge dropping away below us. Nobody talks for a minute. Then everybody does.
Small group, wild detoursJust 11 spots, so the whole crew fits in the vans and our leaders do the driving. Spot a canyon worth hiking? We pull over. Rainbow over a ridge? We run up it. Weather flips? We pivot. Our bigger trips run on a tighter clock. This one gets to go off script.
Hot springs on repeatSky Lagoon the minute we land, the Forest Lagoon in the trees above Akureyri, and Hvammsvík, an oceanside hot spring in Hvalfjörður, on the way home. Cold plunge, hot soak, repeat.
📅 The Day By Day
Seven days, planned so you never have to think about it.
Land at KEF, straight to Sky Lagoon, welcome night in town.
We meet you at Keflavik Airport by late morning and head straight into it. Bags in the vans and directly to Sky Lagoon to reset the body: cold plunge, steam, sauna, and suddenly the jetlag is gone and the crew is already bonding. Then into downtown Reykjavik for our welcome dinner and a proper first night out.
Dawn patrol run, Glymur Waterfall, then out onto the peninsula.
We start early with a Dawn Patrol run through the quiet streets of Reykjavik, then load up the vans and point them west. First stop is Glymur, one of the tallest waterfalls in Iceland and a proper introduction to what this week is about. Then out onto the Snæfellsnes Peninsula, where the landscapes get huge and the roads get empty.
Polar plunge, the signature peak, a beach bonfire.
The morning starts the Icelandic way: a polar plunge to wake the nervous system and hot coffee to bring it back. Then out to Kirkjufell, the most iconic mountain in the country. We finish on the beach with a bonfire and yoga under a sun that never really sets.
Viking history on the way, then the Forest Lagoon.
A morning workout, then we turn north. We stop in Búðardalur for Vínlandssetur, the Leif Eiriksson center, and the rebuilt Eiríksstaðir Viking longhouse to step back into the old Iceland. Then on to Akureyri, bags down, and straight into the Forest Lagoon, hot pools tucked into the birch forest above the fjord. Dinner in town after, legs already feeling better.
Summit Súlur above Akureyri, then the two biggest waterfalls in the north.
Boots on early for Súlur, the mountain that towers over Akureyri. It is a proper climb, and at the top the whole Eyjafjörður fjord opens up below us. Then we load the vans and chase waterfalls across the north: Goðafoss, the waterfall of the gods, and Dettifoss, the most powerful in Europe. Back to Akureyri for dinner, legs fully earned.
The long road south, Hvammsvík, final night in Reykjavik.
We hit the road early and roll back south through wide-open landscapes, with a few well-timed stops to move and stretch the legs. The last one is Hvammsvík, a remote oceanside hot spring for one final soak with the crew. Then back into Reykjavik for our last dinner together and a proper send-off night out.
Slow morning, big hugs, airport run.
Slow morning, last coffee in town, and the kind of goodbyes that take longer than planned. We get everyone to Keflavik for their flights home, with sore legs and a crew you will be planning the next trip with.
Every day is planned for you. Nothing to book, nothing to organise.
Three bases, loop style. Reykjavík on both ends, the Snæfellsnes Peninsula out west, and Akureyri up north.
Reykjavík · first and last night
Right on Bankastræti in the middle of downtown, with a rooftop terrace and bar looking out over the city. It is where the crew meets on night one and where we come back for the last big night out.
Ólafsvík area · 2 nights
Two nights out west on the peninsula, a short drive from Kirkjufell and the black sand beaches. Big hiking days out here, so we keep the base close to the action.
Akureyri · 2 nights
A modern hotel on the hillside above Eyjafjörður, with big windows looking across the fjord to Akureyri. Breakfast with that view, quiet rooms after big days, and the Forest Lagoon nearby.
Shared spot is a shared room or dorm with crew of the same gender.
Private spot is the room to yourself. Same bases either way.
Reykjavík · Snæfellsnes · Akureyri, Iceland
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Because most Iceland trips never leave the south coast, and this one skips it on purpose. We go west to the Snæfellsnes Peninsula and north to Akureyri, where the roads thin out, the terrain gets serious and the crowds disappear. You move through it in our own expedition vans with a crew, hiking to waterfalls, soaking in hot springs and chasing a sun that never really sets.
Yes, and most people do.
You’re moving and exploring together all day, so the group comes together quickly.
People who want something a bit more adventurous.
Typically:
You don’t need to be extreme, but you should enjoy being outside and moving.
Yes, this is one of the most active trips we run. You will be:
Hiking to waterfalls and up coastal trails
Doing polar plunges and dawn patrol runs
Covering real distance between the west and the north
It is not a race, and there are options built in, but you want a decent baseline of fitness to enjoy it.
Adventurous, social, and a little raw.
Days are full of exploration and movement. Nights are more relaxed, recovering, eating together, and occasionally heading out in Reykjavik.
It’s not a party trip.
Two regions most visitors never reach:
Reykjavik and Sky Lagoon to start
The Snæfellsnes Peninsula and Kirkjufell in the west
Akureyri, the Súlur summit, Goðafoss and Dettifoss in the north
Hvammsvík Hot Springs on the way home
We move in our own vans, so we stop whenever something looks unreal.
With us, it is.
Iceland is one of the safest countries in the world, and we plan routes carefully with experienced guides and partners.
Conditions can change quickly in nature, but everything is structured and supported so you’re not navigating it on your own.
Yes.
We have a photographer and videographer on the trip, so you can stay present and still come away with great content from the week.
If you like the idea of:
Then yes.
If you’re looking for something more relaxed or less physically involved, another trip may be a better fit.
1️⃣ Pick Your Trip - Choose your dates and destination.
2️⃣ Book Your Spot - Pay with cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Klarna, or a payment plan.
3️⃣ Book Your Flight - You’re in. Grab that flight.
4️⃣ Six Weeks Out - We’ll send a quick form for your flight details and food preferences.
5️⃣ Three Weeks Out - We’ll send the trip guide, party themes, and group chat invite.
6️⃣ Let’s Go - Show up at the airport and find the happiest crew there.
All payments are non-refundable.
Cancel more than 45 days before the trip and you get a one-time trip credit for the amount paid, usable within 12 months on any future trip date.
Cancel within 45 days and your payment is non-refundable and non-transferable.
Travel and medical insurance is required.
